Acts of good deeds pile up across region

8:14 PM,
Oct. 26, 2013

Bethany Thomas, from left, and Gabe Weigand, both from Wisconsin Rapids, volunteered to rake and bag leaves Saturday at a house in Wisconsin Rapids as part of Make A Difference Day 2013 and the United Way of Inner Wisconsin Day of Caring.

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Central Wisconsin Sunday

From collecting food for the hungry, to raking leaves, acts of kindness played out hundreds of times over Saturday during Make A Difference Day across central Wisconsin.

Created by USA Weekend magazine 23 years ago, Make A Difference Day is the nation's largest day of volunteering. Each year on the fourth Saturday of October, millions of Americans rally into action to improve the lives of others.

? More than 250 volunteers descended upon Marshfield homes to help the elderly and disabled rake leaves in support of the United Way and Make A Difference Day, the largest national day of service in ...